Tag Archives: North Carolina

The Coronaball Run, Day 2: Richmond to Asheville to Nashville

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: This is the second installment of my series about driving cross-country during the coronavirus crisis. Click here for first post. On day two we left behind the North and drove deeper into the South. Richmond set the pattern … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Asheville, Burke County, Confederacy, Confederate statues, Country Music Hall of Fame, Dixie, Edley's Bar-B-Que, Jefferson Davis, Johnny Cash, Knoxville, Moxy Hotel, Nashville, Nathan Bedford Forrest, neon, North Carolina, Richmond, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Sunsphere, Tennessee | 10 Comments

Photo Du Jour

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: July 1939, Gordonton, North Carolina. Photo by Dorothea Lange. Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Photography, The Good Life, Travel | Tagged Americana, Dorothea Lange, North Carolina | 7 Comments

I Can’t Even Remember What It Was I Came Here To Get Away From: An Interview With Lloyd Fonvielle

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: If you’re a regular visitor here, you’ve probably seen one of us mention friend-of-the-blog Lloyd Fonvielle before. I met Lloyd about a year and a half ago on Facebook where he’s a lively and generous presence. We struck … Continue reading →